Press Releases

Everyone’s Talking About The Original Los Angeles Flower Market.

Given its long and rich heritage within the community, the remarkable diversity
of its floral products, services and vendors, as well as it historic location, there’s
always something special happening at The Original Los Angeles Flower Market.

We invite you to browse our library of recent Press Releases to get a better
idea and appreciation of all we have to offer—to both the trade and the public.

Los Angeles Downtown News: Flower Market Tops Sun Power

The solar panel project, completed over the summer, was covered by Los Angeles Downtown News. The story highlights the features of the solar panels as well as the city departments and initiatives that helped fund the project. City involvement and incentives included a $600,000 rebate from the Solar Incentive Program, which funded the purchase of the panels.

Read the full story.

Download PDF

Post date: 2011-10-04 14:23

Solar Powers Life at the Flower Market

by Peggi Ridgway

Cultures around the world embrace myths about the sun, all of them recognizing the sun’s importance and value. Our lives as we know them would not be possible without the sun. The flower fields that once blanketed the Los Angeles area and helped California evolve into the flower basket of the nation, would not have existed without the brightest star in our universe, the sun.

In recent years, advancing technology has catapulted our respect for the sun to energy-efficient, green systems friendly to the environment, that help reduce our carbon footprint while reducing our energy costs. We’ve taken giant steps with solar panels, which help us employ those life-giving rays to powering our facilities and activities.

Read the whole story in the PDF.

Download PDF

Post date: 2011-08-18 16:44

Calif Flora 2011 at The Original LA Flower Market

Sponsored by California State Floral Association at The Original Los Angeles Flower Market

October 8-9, 2011

766 Wall St., Los Angeles, CA 90014

"Top Ten" Floral Design Competition, Student Competition, Educational Seminars, Design Show, Trade Show and much more!

The American Florists Exchange will provide free parking for all attendees of the event. Plan on it!

Download PDF

Post date: 2011-07-31 22:59

New Website Delivers 24/7 Access To The Original L.A. Flower Market’s Vast Offerings & Vendors

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 20, 2011) – The Original Los Angeles Flower Market is a treat for the senses and a trusted, money-saving resource for discerning floral industry professionals—as well as the public—throughout Southern California. And now, thanks to the organization’s new website (www.originallaflowermarket.com), its impressive portfolio of fresh-cut floral offerings, floral accessories, ordering resources and member/vendors are readily accessible on a 24/7 basis.

Download PDF

Post date: 2011-05-28 14:28

Los Angeles Flower Market Publishes 100-Year History

February 1, 2009 (FPRC) -- The American Florists’ Exchange, Ltd. dba Los Angeles Flower Market announces the publication of a hardbound, 288-page full color, hardbound pictorial history portraying in stories and pictures the growth of the Los Angeles Flower Market, the area's flower industry and its influence across America.